<< >> NASA ASRS Report 616785, May 2004

Tsa screeners delay MD80 first officer at check-point due to contraband in suitcase, resulting in alcohol testing, concluding in removal from flight.

Attributes
ACN	616785
Time
Date	200405
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : parked ground : preflight
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	616785
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : company policies non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other other : 4
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

At security check-point, 2 flight attendants went through, then first officer, myself, and last flight attendant. The bag screener took longer than normal at first officer's bag. Screener called another tsa person over to look at x-ray. Told first officer they needed to look inside his bag. He said ok. My bags came through x-ray, I took my bags and told first officer I'll get paperwork in operations and meet him at airplane. I left thinking first officer will be along soon. After getting paperwork, I proceeded to the gate. The gate agent told me 3 police officers came and took first officer away for alcohol suspicion. I notified dispatch, then I went to put my bags on airplane and start preflight. After some time, I found first officer and he said, he had drank some alcohol last night and tsa found alcohol in his bag. First officer was detained for breath test. Another first officer was called out from hotel and we flew trip.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TSA SCREENERS DELAY MD80 FO AT CHK-POINT DUE TO CONTRABAND IN SUITCASE, RESULTING IN ALCOHOL TESTING, CONCLUDING IN REMOVAL FROM FLT.

Narrative: AT SECURITY CHK-POINT, 2 FLT ATTENDANTS WENT THROUGH, THEN FO, MYSELF, AND LAST FLT ATTENDANT. THE BAG SCREENER TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL AT FO'S BAG. SCREENER CALLED ANOTHER TSA PERSON OVER TO LOOK AT X-RAY. TOLD FO THEY NEEDED TO LOOK INSIDE HIS BAG. HE SAID OK. MY BAGS CAME THROUGH X-RAY, I TOOK MY BAGS AND TOLD FO I'LL GET PAPERWORK IN OPS AND MEET HIM AT AIRPLANE. I LEFT THINKING FO WILL BE ALONG SOON. AFTER GETTING PAPERWORK, I PROCEEDED TO THE GATE. THE GATE AGENT TOLD ME 3 POLICE OFFICERS CAME AND TOOK FO AWAY FOR ALCOHOL SUSPICION. I NOTIFIED DISPATCH, THEN I WENT TO PUT MY BAGS ON AIRPLANE AND START PREFLT. AFTER SOME TIME, I FOUND FO AND HE SAID, HE HAD DRANK SOME ALCOHOL LAST NIGHT AND TSA FOUND ALCOHOL IN HIS BAG. FO WAS DETAINED FOR BREATH TEST. ANOTHER FO WAS CALLED OUT FROM HOTEL AND WE FLEW TRIP.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.